Willard "Will" Umphrey, Jr.
Mar 17, 2021
CONCORD, MA – Willard "Will" Lee Umphrey, Jr. died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 at the age of 45 in Cambridge, MA. Will was born May 16, 1975 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Anne R. and Willard L. Umphrey. He grew up in Concord, Massachusetts graduating from The Fenn School in 1990 and Lawrence Academy in 1993. After graduation, Will...
Willard G. Sylvester
Mar 15, 2021
Willard G. Sylvester, age 100, formerly of Concord, died at his residence in West Chester, Pennsylvania on Monday, March 15, 2021. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Wells) Sylvester who died in 1998. Will is also preceded in death by his parents George Irey Sylvester and Mary Ellen (née Zane), and his brother George. Will was born...
Veronica Duckworth
Mar 13, 2021
Veronica (O'Hare) Duckworth, age 79, passed away suddenly at home on March 13, 2021. She was the wife of the late Thomas Duckworth. She was born in New York City on May 4, 1941, as the daughter of the late Daniel and Catherine (Walsh) O'Hare. She is survived by her cousin, Catherine "Cathie" Sur and her late husband Richard of...
D. Gail Kearns
Mar 11, 2021
D. Gail (Kerr) Kearns, 76, died suddenly at her Concord home on March 11, 2021. She was born near the end of World War II on December 23, 1944, in Cleveland, Tennessee, where she grew up. Her parents were Dick and Dorothy Kerr, who were a lawyer and an elementary teacher. Her father, H.D. Kerr, was from the very old...
Paul English
Mar 11, 2021
Paul English, 82, of Concord, Massachusetts died on March 11, 2021. He was the beloved husband for 58 years of Linda (Daffinee) English, and the loving father of Alanna C. English, wife of Cory Carlson of Prescott, AZ, and Paul C. English of Nashua NH. Paul was born in Brockton, MA on January 4, 1939, as the son of the...
Elizabeth "Bette" Hoskins
Mar 9, 2021
Elizabeth "Bette" Grimm Hoskins, 86, of Vineyard Haven and Lincoln, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 in peace and in the warm embrace of her family. She leaves William "Bill" K. Hoskins, her beloved husband of 59 years; son Bruce Hoskins Barlag and wife Kathy; son William "Andy" Hoskins and wife Megan; son John Hoskins and wife Wendy; daughter...
Yvonne J. Holgerson
Mar 8, 2021
Yvonne J. (Clyburn) Holgerson – beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and teacher who made a lasting impact on the lives of hundreds of students over 45 years – passed away late at night on March 7th, after a progressive illness took a turn for the worse. Yvonne was a true trailblazer of the modern era: in the 1960s, this young Black...
Velora M. Gauthier
Mar 8, 2021
Velora M. Gauthier, age 93, of Bedford, formerly of Ocala, FL and Beverly, died peacefully at home on Monday, March 8, 2021. She was the beloved wife for 74 years of the late Maurice A. Gauthier, who passed away on January 23, 2021. Born in Arlington, MA on November 10, 1927, Mrs. Gauthier was the daughter of the late Clifford...
Ann L. Kelley
Mar 7, 2021
Ann L. Kelley, age 71, a retired Licensed Practical Nurse, of Chelmsford and formerly of Lexington, died at Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Chelmsford on Sunday, March 7, 2021. She was born in Boston on July 29, 1949 as the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Sullivan) Kelley. She was also the sister of the late Robert Kelley. She...
Christine M. Straggas
Mar 2, 2021
Christine M. (Makrys) Straggas, age 94, a longtime Concord resident, died peacefully at home, on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Stephen Straggas who died in 2001. After being introduced to him by her sister, Helen, they wed on September 27, 1953, and shared nearly fifty years of loving and devoted marriage. She was...
Dylan Hardacker
Mar 2, 2021
Dylan Hardacker, 26, was a loving and supportive son and brother who passed away suddenly on March 2, 2021. He leaves behind his mother, Susan, father, Mat, and siblings, Leah and Liam Hardacker, and many extended family members. He spent most of his life in Concord and Carlisle. Dylan enjoyed playing sports like football and Kung fu, and liked playing...
Jean Paul Gosselin
Feb 26, 2021
Jean Paul Gosselin, son of the late J. Paul Gosselin and Hilda E. (Robidoux) Gosselin, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at the age of 77 years at Edgewood Senior Community in North Andover, MA. He was born in Hartford, CT and spent his childhood in Lake Garda and Bristol, CT. He attended St. Ann Grammar School, and St Anthony...
Paul Brendon Monaghan
Feb 26, 2021
Paul Brendon Monaghan, age 74, of Lincoln, formerly of Concord, Lexington and Brockton, died on February 26, 2021, from complications of lung cancer. Son of the late Dr. Leo B. and Frances (Hall) Monaghan. Paul is survived by his daughter, Lea Monaghan of Ann Arbor, MI, her husband Chris Poulsen and their children, Isak, Gemma and Zane; his daughter, Jennifer...
Francis "Frank" Nagle
Feb 23, 2021
Francis G. "Frank" Nagle, of Weston, died on February 23, 2021 in CareOne at Concord. He was 84. He was born on May 22, 1936 in Boston, as the son of the late John Nagle and Marjorie (Heffernan) Carr. After graduating from Charlestown High School, Frank completed an associate's degree at Boston University, followed by his undergraduate at University of...
Richard Mcavinnie
Feb 17, 2021
Richard McAvinnie passed away in Concord on February 17, 2021. He was born in Somerville in December 1934. He lived in a triple-decker in Somerville with his parents Patrick and Clara, and his Aunt Sarah. As a boy, Richard had bright red hair. He attended The Little Flower School (St. Benedict's Parish). He was top of the class at Matignon...
Margaret Mcnally
Feb 14, 2021
Margaret (Scully) McNally passed away peacefully at St. Patrick's Manor in Framingham on February 14, 2021, at the age of 100 years after a long life well-lived. A longtime resident of Concord, Margaret was the beloved wife of the late Louis K. McNally Jr. who died in 1989 and to whom she was happily married for forty years. Margaret was...
Mary E. Garvey
Feb 13, 2021
Mary E. Garvey, devoted aunt, friend and animal lover, died suddenly at her Concord home on February 13, 2021. She was 76. She was born on April 9, 1944 in Ticonderoga, New York as the daughter of the late Wilson and Josephine (McLouth) Garvey. She was raised in Elizabethtown, New York. After earning a B.A. in English, she began a...
William F. Smith
Feb 11, 2021
William F. Smith, age 73, of Acton, died peacefully in the comfort of his home and in the arms of his beloved and devoted significant other Jeanne Donovan, on February 11, 2021. Bill was born on October 7, 1947 in Boston, as the son of the late Charles and Dorothy (Earley) Smith. Bill was a 1965 graduate of Boston Technical...
Stephen J. Galgay
Feb 10, 2021
Stephen J. Galgay, 71, of Concord, the husband of 43 years to Maureen (Molloy) Galgay, passed away on February 10, 2021. Originally from Cambridge, he served in the United States Marine Corps, before moving to Concord, Massachusetts in 1977. A gentleman who would always help others and believed in the value of hard work, he worked for years as a...
Ruth D. Williams
Feb 10, 2021
Ruth (Davies) Williams, 98, a former longtime Lincoln resident, died peacefully at Billerica Crossings on February 10, 2021. She was the wife for 67 years of the late Edwin L. Williams who died in 2011. Ruth was born in Wolverhampton, England on April 30, 1922 to her late parents, A. Harry and Nellie (Worton) Davies. As a young child, her...
